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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Mar 25

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Mar 18Mar 25Apr 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,102 head

▼ 544 vs last sale 1,646▲ 608 vs year ago 494 · +123.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 12▲ 30 vs year ago 3 · +1,000.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

51 head

▼ 145 vs last sale 196▲ 42 vs year ago 9 · +466.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were too lightly tested for a market trend. Quality was plain to attractive, with several loads of three color feeders straight off the wheat.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $351.92/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −72.15 against this barn's trailing median of $424.07.

Average price

$351.92

66 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,011

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$168

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$4.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.58

vs TX average

−12.06 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	356.23	1,863	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	578	351.33	2,031	58

One grade step is worth $4.90/cwt here — about −$168 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale66 hd

351.92

—

TX average4 barns · 181 hd

340.35

+11.58

National average170 barns · 13,177 hd

363.98

−12.06

This barn, trailing median30 sales

424.07

−72.15

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $516.73, low $362.24, median $424.07 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,075	196.44	2,112	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,748	131.06	2,291	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,184	130.05	1,540	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	952	117.43	1,118	10

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,244	$2,567	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,108	$2,454	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,111	$2,257	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,314	$3,323	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,097	$3,273	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$2,900	2thin

Every lot

55 lots · USDA AMS · Lonestar Stockyards - Wildorado, TX

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,764	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	356.23/cwt	353.00–362.00	1,863	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,906	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,048	51
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	329.50/cwt	329.50–329.50	2,063	84
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	324.59/cwt	321.00–337.00	2,077	28
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	317.31/cwt	299.00–319.00	2,116	41
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	721	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,105	68
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	731	295.29/cwt	295.00–297.00	2,159	20
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	784	280.50/cwt	280.50–280.50	2,199	79
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	796	275.50/cwt	275.50–275.50	2,193	13
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	836	272.40/cwt	267.00–273.50	2,277	68
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,266	24
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	881	259.53/cwt	258.00–265.00	2,286	9
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,451	64
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,340	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	390.82/cwt	380.00–392.00	1,645	31
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	447	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,609	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	492	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,722	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	503	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,660	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	303.42/cwt	301.00–308.00	1,760	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,877	23
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	651	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,920	23
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	697	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,882	14
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,995	13
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,918	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	776	261.25/cwt	257.50–265.00	2,027	22
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	811	252.76/cwt	252.25–253.00	2,050	38
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	841	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	2,073	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	847	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,041	15
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,561	2
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,746	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	773	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,913	18
Beef/Dairy Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,017	4
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	822	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,088	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,005	206.95/cwt	206.00–208.00	2,080	2
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,145	185.92/cwt	184.00–188.00	2,129	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	775	94.56/cwt	90.00–99.00	733	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	933	119.66/cwt	114.00–125.50	1,116	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	985	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,261	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,229	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	129.03/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,439	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	128.89/cwt	125.00–133.50	1,521	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,658	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,748	131.06/cwt	129.50–132.50	2,291	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,097	3,273.05/head	3,150.00–3,300.00	3,273	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,314	3,322.65/head	3,100.00–3,400.00	3,323	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	860	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,102	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,117	2,381.81/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,382	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,149	2,500.89/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,501	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,211	2,660.82/head	2,400.00–2,850.00	2,661	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,408	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,160	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,030	1

This sale against other markets

Texas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Texas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Texas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Lonestar Stockyards - Wildorado, TX

Tue Mar 25, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Amarillo, TX (LS-AM)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,102Last week 1,646Year ago 494

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 12Year ago 3

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 196Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	447	360.00	360.00
14	650–700	697	270.00	270.00
3	750–800	775	247.50	247.50
4	800–850	841	246.50	246.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	800–850	847	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	400.00	400.00
31	400–450	421	380.00–392.00	390.82
6	450–500	492	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	503	330.00	330.00
21	550–600	580	301.00–308.00	303.42
23	600–650	634	296.00	296.00
23	650–700	651	295.00	295.00
13	700–750	728	274.00	274.00
22	750–800	776	257.50–265.00	261.25
38	800–850	811	252.25–253.00	252.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	400–450	423	417.00	417.00
8	500–550	523	353.00–362.00	356.23
28	600–650	640	321.00–337.00	324.59
41	650–700	667	299.00–319.00	317.31
20	700–750	731	295.00–297.00	295.29
13	750–800	796	275.50	275.50
68	800–850	836	267.00–273.50	272.40
24	850–900	865	262.00	262.00
64	900–950	925	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	528	361.00	361.00
51	550–600	585	350.00	350.00
84	600–650	626	329.50	329.50
68	700–750	721	292.00	292.00
79	750–800	784	280.50	280.50
9	850–900	881	258.00–265.00	259.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	635	275.00	275.00
18	750–800	773	247.50	247.50
4	800–850	815	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	800–850	822	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	430.00	430.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	90.00–99.00	94.56
4	—	933	114.00–125.50	119.66
1	—	985	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,115	128.00–130.00	129.03
1	—	1,020	120.50	120.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,748	129.50–132.50	131.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	137.00	137.00
6	—	1,180	125.00–133.50	128.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,005	206.00–208.00	206.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,145	184.00–188.00	185.92

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,314	3,100.00–3,400.00	3,322.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,097	3,150.00–3,300.00	3,273.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	2,900.00	2,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,408	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,102	2,050.00	2,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	2,175.00	2,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,149	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,500.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,117	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,381.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,211	2,400.00–2,850.00	2,660.82

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	175.00	175.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.